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The Big Think Interview

The idea so strange Einstein thought it broke quantum physics

Jim Al-Khalili introduces the technologies emerging from the second quantum revolution.

Jim Al-Khalili

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The Big Think Interview

Michio Kaku: How quantum computers compute in multiple universes at once

“The next revolution will be quantum computers that will make the digital computer look like an abacus.”

Dr. Michio Kaku

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Michio Kaku wants to solve Einstein’s unfinished equation

“An equation, perhaps no more than one inch long, that would allow us to, quote, 'Read the mind of God.'”

Michio Kaku

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The Big Think Interview

Physicist Brian Cox explains quantum physics in 22 minutes

"Quantum mechanics and quantum entanglement are becoming very real. We're beginning to be able to access this tremendously complicated configuration space to do useful things."

Brian Cox

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A 7-minute guide to the relationship between quantum mechanics and black holes

“You’re not meant to understand what I just said, because I don’t understand what I just said…” Physicist Brian Cox on one of the most complex theories in space science.

Brian Cox

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The four types of planetary civilizations, explained by Michio Kaku

Humanity is a type 0 civilization. Here’s what types 1, 2, and 3 look like, according to physicist Michio Kaku.

Michio Kaku

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Einstein failed to solve the Universe. Here’s what it would take to succeed. | Michio Kaku

If Einstein couldn’t solve the theory of everything, could anyone? Physicist Michio Kaku explains what it would take.

Michio Kaku

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The Big Think Interview

Quantum computing is the next revolution

Theoretical physics professor Michio Kaku outlines the evolution of computers from analog to digital and introduces quantum computers as the next frontier.

Michio Kaku